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resents a plan view of a reaper with the bind-I knotter.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL E. GILES, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

GRAIN-BINDER.

iPGEFJIGATlON forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,439, dated July 21, 1885. Application ined october 13, lees. (No modei.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOEL E. GILEs, of Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvementin GrainBinders; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andvexact description of the same.

My invention relates to automatic grainbinders, and has for its object, first, to adapt the binding mechanism to an ordinary reaper, the binder being an attachment capable of removal, leaving the machine for separate use. The second'object is to secure complete separation of the gavels by making the separation between the cut and the uncut grain, and, gen erally,in addition to these objects, my purpose has been to reduce the weight, simplify the construction, improve the working of the parts in respect to ease of action and durability, to avoid the shelling of the grain in process of reaping, and, finally, to lessen the cost of the machine to the farmer. The new features and combinations are pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 reping attachment in place. Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing part of the iiXed platform with the gate for enlarging the discharge-pas` sage for the grain and the mechanism for operating the gate; Fig. 3, a vertical section on line x x of Fig. 1, Viewed from the left-hand side of the machine. Fig. 4 is the same view with the parts in changed position. Fig. 5 shows in perspective details of the binder platform and conveyer. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the binder attachment. Fig. 7 is a rear elevation on a larger scale of parts of the tying mechanism. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the frame which' carries the tying mechan` ism, with a face view of the driving-wheel therefor. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the stripper and knife detached. Fig. 10 represents in main outline the left-hand side of the machine, showing the wheels which drive the carrier and tying mechanism and the needle with its connection to the wheel. Figs. 11, 12, 14, and 15 areside views of theknotter and holder, showing the method of tying the knot. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the Fig. -16 is a plan View, partly in section, of the knetter and stripper and cutter; r

the binding attachment is not required, and

thus the same machine be made to serve the purposes heretofore accomplished by two independent machines; but it is rigidly attached to the reaper-platform, in the manner hereinafter explained, and is further supported by a caster-wheel, so that a liexible pole may be used and the weight and jolting of the ma'- chine taken from the necks of the horses. This removable platformis shown at A, and includes a small rectangular platform, c, which affords a rear extension to the main or permanent platform of the reaper. The platform A rests upon sills c c, which extend underneath the permanent platform of the reaper and are bolted thereto, asindicated at d d. The platform may be detached by simply removing these bolts and the connections with the driving and moving parts of the machine. The extension a is held to the permanent platform in like manner.

When the platforms are in place, as shown in Fig. 1, the rakes B of the reaper, of ordinary construction, sweep the gavel around and push it directly across the binder-platform A. The rakes therefore separate the grain for each gavel on aline between the standing and the cut grain, where alone complete separation is practicable, and no `other mechanism is required to convey the grain from the reaperplatform to the binder-platform than the ordi` nary rake of the reaper. The gavel having been laid upon the binder-platform, it is moved to the rear by the tines l of the conveyer-chains E, which run over sprocket-wheels e e. The construction ofthe chains is shown more clearly in Fig. 5. The tineis fixed to the connectingbolt 2, and to the same bolt (extended beyond the links).and on each end is fixed an arm at right angles to the plane of the tines. Small outwardly-turned endsof these arms carry anti-friction rollers 3, which run in grooves IOO said link 14X.

4 4. in the edges of the slot in the platform, and when so running hold the tine in a vertical position. At the rear end of the grooves in the slot of the platform the rollers 3 3 drop, as shown in Fig. 3, and'throw the tines down. This occurs, as indicated in the figure last specified, when the gavel has been brought within reach of the needle. The tines return to the front, thus hanging loosely, and are not in a position to be entangled with the grain, but are brought up into position over the sprocket-wheel e. The position of the tines against the gavel is shown in Fig. 4t.

Intermittent motion of the conveyer at the proper moment is caused by the rake, which moves the gavel to the binder-platform. The conveyer-chains are driven by the sprocketwheels e e', fixed on the shal'tf. On the outer end of this shaft runs loosely a sprocket-wheel, 5, driven by a chain, 10, from the sprocketwheel R on the main axle F. This wheel 5 is connected to the shaft by means of a clutch, 6. A lever, 7, Fig. 1, pivoted beneath the frame, is connected to a lever, 9, Figs. 1 and 2, by means of a rod, S. The upper end of the lever 9 stands in the path of the rake B, which reaches the lever just before it rises, and moves, by means of the lever, the clutch 6 into gear with the wheel 5. This wheel runs constantly, and the clutch-connection with the shaft causes it at once to start the conveyer. This moves the gavel to the binding mechanism, which must then be brought into action. The needle G is on the end ofthe rockshaft g, having its bearings near the rear end of the binder-platform. A shaft, H, mounted in standards 1] on the rear of the platform, carvries the frame m, which supports the tying mechanism N, and the wheel 7i., which drives the latter. This wheel is fast on the shaft; but the sprocket-wheel k is loose on the same shaft and is driven continually by the chain 10. Outside this wheel is a clutch, 12, fixed to the shaft H, the teeth of which clutch face corresponding teeth on t-he outer face of the wheel/c. Thelatter slides on its shaft into and out of mesh with the clutch-teeth, and the wheel is thus moved by means of a lever, 13, pivoted on a stud underneath the platform and extending, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, within range of one of the anti-friction rollers secured to the tines. Connection between the lever 13 and the hub ofthe wheel 7c is made by means of a link, 14X, and a bell-crank-lever, 14, one end of which is forked and embraces the hub, and the other is pivoted to the upper end of This downward movement of the inner end of the lever 13 will tip the bellcrank lever 14:, and throw its upper end outward, thus throwing the wheel 7c into engagement with the clutch 12 and starting the shaft H. This sets the tying mechanism in operation, as hereinafter fully explained. The clutch remains in engagement until removed by means of a spring-arm, 15, which is .on the binder rock-shaft g, near its outer end, and in such position that when the needle is returning, after the completion of the tying operation, this spring-arm strikes ther lever 13 near its outer end and tilts the'bell-crank lever in the direction opposite to that first described and throws the driving-wheel lc out of engagement with the clutch 12. As will appear from Figs. 1 and 10, the driving-chain passes under the wheel 5, over the wheel k, and down under the idlewheel Z, back to the main sprocket-wheel R on the axle F of the main drive-wheel F, a single chain moving all the mechanism involved in the binding operation and handling the grain after it leaves the rake.

In my tying mechanism I use what is known as the Appleby frame,77 with its stripperand knife. This frame m need not, therefore, be particularly described. It is shown in Figs. 3, 4., (i, and 8, being hung on the shaft H and held stationary by means of a rod or rods, 1G. In the crossbar 17 of the frame is hung the knotterN. The form of this k notteris shown in Figs. 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. It is turned on a shank, 1S, by means of a pinion, 19, on its upper end. The knotter has a horizontal arm, 20, in the form of a flat bar, its sides in planes parallel with the shank and its edges rounded. The angle of the knotter is formed with a throat, 21, and swell 22, the latter being shown more clearly in Figs. 8 and 11. The knotter is hung on the left-hand side of the wheelh, and the knotter-arm 20, when in position to commence the operation of tying, extends directly across and just beneath the path ofthe needle. .ln this position theswell 22 is on the side toward the needle. and the parts IOC) are in the position Yshown in Figs. Y7 and 1,2.

The swell begins from the line occupied by the cord in Fig. 11, and overhangs that position.

atinger, 23. This is adapted to turn over and close a notch in the end of the arm 20, as shown in Figs. 7, 8, 14, 15, and 1.7, or to turn away and open said notch, as shown in Figs. 11, 12, and 13. Other fingers, 2J. and 25, are fixed on the opposite end of the shaft. Of these, finger 25 limits the movement ofthe shaft one way by contact with a stop-pin, 2o',

Fig. 11, and moves it the other way by contact with a stud, G0, as hereinafter explained. The other finger, 2-1, imparts movement to the shaft t-o shift the finger 23 back to open the notch by contact with the stripper, bot-h move ments being effected during the turning of the knotter, as hereinafter more particularly explained.

The needle-shaft the shaft H by crank-arms 27 and 28 and rod 29, is started by means heretofore described as The arm 2() is bored longitudinally to receive a small shaft, on one end of which isg, which is connected to IIO soon as the gavel is within reach of the needle, E

which swings up from front to rear from a 'position shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in dotted lines in Figs. 11 and 14. lt carries the cord around the gavel, as shown in Figs. 3 and 12,0ne end of the cord being in a holder, preferably of the Appleby form. This complete is a well-known form of holder.

movement of the needle lays the cord above the arm 20, and also carries it through a notch in the holding-disk 28.

on an arm, 28, in rear of the knotter,as shown This disk isv pivoted in Figs. 7 and 8. The end ofthe needle has a shoulder, 129, underneath which` the cord passes, 'and as the shoulder passes the disk, Fig. 11, the cord .is delivered intothe notch x, Fig. 7, and the disk is turned, carrying the cord aside into a stationary holder, 30, which isgrooved to receive the cord and disk. This The disk is moved at the proper moment by means of a pallet, 31, hung from the pivot of the disk, and operated by means of a rod, 32, connected `to a lever, 33, one end of which projects into a cam-groove, 62, of suitable form in the face of the wheel-1L. Two folds of the cord are thus heldone, that which was carried through the notch x, as above described, and the other that previously left bythe needle on its returnstroke-the end of the cord bei-ng held in the next preceding notch of the disk, and passing around through the same notch w to the needle. The disk is immediately moved by the pallet, andthe notch y is brought into the position tirst occupied by the notch zr, so that the cord held in the holder 3Q runs back through notch y, and is carried thence by the needle around the next bundle and brought up again into the same notch y. Following the cam- .groove in the wheel which operates the disklever (the wheel turning in the direction of'` the arrow, Fig. 8) is a segmental rack, .which rotates the k notter immediately after thecord has been gripped in the holder. YThis turns the knotter from the position shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 12 to that shown in Fig. 1l., and thence quite around through the, position shown in Fig. 14 to its originalposition, as shown in Fig. 15. The doubled cord is held, as shown in Fig. 1 1, with that part of said cord extending to the holder and which is in -rear of the arm 20,011 a line with the notch in the end of said arm, and with the part in front which extends around the bundle descending, so that as the knotter tnrns,the arm irst crosses the sloping part of the cord, that part passing around the bundle, and then 'as the knotter turns farther, the cord leading to the holder passes into the notch and is covered by the inger 23, as shown in Fig. 14. The knotter-arm A2() then moves to its original position parallel with the rear of the machine and pointing to the left, as shown in Fig. 15. This finger 23 is operated during the movement by the finger 25 engaging the stud 60 on the cross-bar 17, which presses it down at the proper moment to cover and hold the cord. The stud 6() is in front of the knotter and close to it, so as to be in the path of the iinger 25as the knotter turns. In passing under this stud 6() the finger 25 is turned down in a horizontal position, which brings the linger 23 over the notch. The parts described are so placed that this occurs just after the arm 2O has turned sufficiently to bring the cord into the notch.

The iinger 23 remains in this position till the knot is formed; but the finger 25 slips past the stud 6() before the knotter-arm has reachedits Thereverse movement of original position. I g the finger 23, caused by the stripper, is as follows: The form of the stripper S is modified to perform this function. In main features it is of the old form used prior to my invention. It is ou a bellcrank lever pivoted on a stud on the frame m at 37 ,with an anti-friction roller projecting into the cam-groove 61,which operates the stripper immediatelyafter the revolution of the knotter. The rear of the stripper-flange 36 is so formed that, as it goes back after pushing off the loop, it strikes with its inclined side against the finger 24 (then projecting di rectly downward) and pushes it slightly aside, and there remains, bearing against it. This is the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8, and the movement is sufficient to turn slightly aside the finger 23 and allow the cord to drop out of the notch. When the knotter moves again to form another knot, the nger24 is dragged over the edge of the stripper, and the ringer 23 is further moved. The cord leading to the holder acts in the same direction and completes the movement of the fingers 23 and 24 to a horizontal position, quite opening the notch for again catching the cord. The position of the cam-grooves is such that the disk is first caused to move the cord into the iiXed holder. Then follows the segmental rack, which turns the knotter, and after this the camgroove of the stripper is operated in the manner described. complete revolution while the segmental rack is passing, and is held by a delay-surface on the lower part, G3, of ,the pinion,which bears on a smooth rib, 64, extending around the wheel, excepting in that part opposite thev segmental. rack.

I have shown two cam-grooves in the wheel h,- but one may be used instead,and the stripper S' and the lever 33 both beworked from that one.

\ lt willbe observed that space isleft between The knotter is turned one TOO the knife 35 and the stripper for the k notter to turn in; but as the k notter-arm 2O turns, it

. brings the finger 24 against the cord and opens fully the notch by turning the finger 23 to a horizontal portion. i l

Theaction of the compressor-plates (shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 12) takes place previous to the tying. The lower plate, 40,- isA pivoted above the shaft g of the needle, and is lifted by an arm on that shaft through a link, 41, bearing against the under side of the plate. The upper plate is composed of two parts, 42 and 43, the former bolted to the frame m, and the latter hinged to the former and operated by means of a rod, the` bent end of which travels in a cam-groove, 44, in the face of the y wheel .h opposite to that before described.`

Both plates 42 and 43 are slotted to let the` needle pass through.

The complete discharge of the sheaf iseffected by means of arms 47 on the shaft H.

Ordinarily this operation is performed so rapidly that the grain is thrashed out. In order to avoid this I have placed these arms upon the shaft H, which moves slowly, and therefore only pushes the sheaf su fcientl y to lcause it to drop from the rear of the platform. The arms are placed on the shaft in proper position to follow with their action the operation of tying. The stoppingI of the shaft which drives the tying mechanism at the proper instant is determined by the spring-arm l5,heretofore described.

The conveyer requires to be arrested when the tines have returned to the front and are ready to receive another gavel. This is accomplished by means of an inclined arm,v49, on the rod 8. This is struck by the tine l as it rises around the frcnt sprocket-wheel, @,and pushes the rod to the left, thus throwing the clutch 6 out of engagement with the sprocket wheel 5. I

In order to allow space for the passage of the butts of the gavels, I provide a gate, P, Figs. l and 2. This is hinged at the junction of the platform a and the permanent platform of the reaper, and is adapted to fall back and lie fiat on the platform c. An arln, 50, on the gate extends down through the platform and is connected by a rod, 5l, to one end of a bellcrank lever, 75, pivoted underneath. The lother end of said lever 75 extends through a hole in the rod 8, and when the rod is drawn to throw the clutch into position to start thev conveyer, the gate is thrown down to the rear and a clear passage is left for the conveyer to take the gavel to the rear. The reverse movement of the rod 8 to arrest the conveyer lifts the gate to its place, and then it serves to guide the gavel to the conveyer.

The position of the driving and supporting wheel vF is clearly shown. The prolonged axle F supports and drives the main sprocketwheel R.

The binder-platform is supported by its rigid connections to the main platform by the caster-wheel S and by a rigid connection at 180 between the main platform and the frame of the supporting wheel. The platform is therefore supported against tipping and the tongue is pivoted, and thereby the necks of the horses are relieved from thc weight and jolting of the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination with the platform of a reaper and its sweep-rake, a rigidly-attached binder-platform having a grain-conveyer and having, also,a binding and tying mechanism on the rear of said binder platforn1, a gate located on the reaper-platform,and the described mechanism for opening said gate when the gavel is removed to the rear, substantially as described.

2. In combination with aconveyer and binding mechanism, the sprocket-wheel R on the main drive-wheel axle F', the sprocket-wheels 5 and 7c, the idle-wheel Z, and the drivingchain 10, arranged in relation to the specified parts in the machine, all substantially as set forth.

8. In combination with a binding mechanism, the shaft H, carrying the knetter mechanis1n,and devices to operate the same, the clutch connecting said shaft with a constantly-running drivingwheel,the conveyer, and actuat` ing mechanism between the clutch and conveyer, whereby the conveyer when delivering the gavel sets the binding mechanismin operation, substantially as described.

et'. In combination with a conveyer-clutch and shifting lever, the rod connected to said lever and having an inclined arm,and the tine of the conveyer, whereby the tine is made to throw the clutch out of engagement, substautially as described.

5. The knotter N, having a horizontal arm with a notch in the end, the swell or overhang at the angle, the shaft with finger 23 covering the notch, and the fingers 24 25, in combination with devices, substantially as described, for rotating the knetter and for rocking the finger-shaft.

6. The combination of the knotter contain ing the shaft provided with fingers and the stri pper having the knife 35 and the flange 36, the latter being adapted to operate the nger of the knotter, substantially as described.

7. In combination with the conveyer, the needle and the tying mechanism, the conlpressor-plate 40, pivoted above the needleshaft, the rod 4l, bearing against the under side of the plate, the upper plates, 42 and 43, constructed and arranged as described, the knotter-driving wheel having a cam-groove,

44, and the rod with its end traveling in said cam-groove, all as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

.ront n. GILEs.

Vitnesses:

F. L. MIDDLE'roN, C. H. Jover.. 

